Toray & Mitsui Sugar Form JV for Biochemicals Production from Bagasse
Toray Industries has announced that it has decided to establish a joint venture company with Mitsui Sugar for seeking business opportunities for manufacturing system of cellulosic sugar, a raw material used for producing various biochemical products , from the surplus bagasse generated at sugar mills. Chemical Products Made from Inedible Biomass: The technological demonstration is part of the research and technological development of bioprocess using membranes that combines Toray's water treatment membrane and bio technologies. Bioprocess using membranes is a technology that would enable the production of a high quality, low cost cellulosic sugar from inedible biomass while saving 50% energy in manufacturing by using water treatment membranes in the saccharificationand refining processes, and contributes to the realization of materials and chemical products made from inedible biomass . Energy-Saving Cellulosic Sugar Production System: Furt